Marcelo Simão Solicitors supports clients on competition law matters, advising on competition issues and representing them in administrative proceedings at CADE (Brazilian competition authority) to obtain approval for enterprises resulting from mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and associations. Competition law specialists also assist clients in preparing and implementing antitrust compliance programs for national and international companies.

The team expertise covers the full range of issues related to competitive and antitrust law, briefly outlined as follows:

• General guidance and advice on Brazilian antitrust law;
• Assistance and representation at regulatory and antitrust authorities in merger notifications;
• Assistance and representation at administrative and judicial authorities in cases involving anticompetitive practices;
• Representation in challenges to corporate transactions before antitrust and regulatory authorities;
• Risk assessment of specific mergers and commercial practices;
• Advice in relation to the day-by-day business practices;
• Assistance in responding to inquiries involving investigation of anticompetitive practices;
• Assistance and representation in litigation involving antitrust law issues; and
• Preparation of antitrust compliance programs and implementation of training programs to companies regarding antitrust law.